Shloka 47
न संत्याज्यं च ते धैर्य कदाचिदपि पाण्डव । धीरस्य स्पष्टदण्डस्य न भयं विद्यते क्वचित्,पाण्डुनन्दन! तुम्हें कभी भी धैर्यका त्याग नहीं करना चाहिये। जो अपराधियोंको दण्ड देनेमें संकोच नहीं करता और सदा धैर्य रखता है, उस राजाको कभी भय नहीं होता
na saṃtyājyaṃ ca te dhairyaṃ kadācid api pāṇḍava | dhīrasya spaṣṭadaṇḍasya na bhayaṃ vidyate kvacit ||
Disse Bhishma: “Ó Pandava, nunca deves abandonar a tua firmeza. Pois para o governante resoluto, que aplica a punição de modo claro e sem hesitação aos malfeitores, o medo não encontra lugar em tempo algum.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should never give up courage and composure; when punishment is administered clearly and without wavering against wrongdoing, social order is protected and the king need not live in fear.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma counsels the Pandava king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on governance, emphasizing steadfastness and decisive enforcement of justice as foundations of secure rule.